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Wednesday, January 21,19
Sports
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world is a
stage,"
Shakespeare
once said,
and in 1997,
countless
amateur and
professional
athletes once
again made
William FOLKS use of that
Common Folklore stage to
voice thousands
of
opinions about their teams, their fans,
their coaches and, of course, themselves.
So in keeping with a concept initiated
by Sports Illustrated's Rick Reilly,
"Common Folklore" is proud to unveil
its version for that stage in the
coming year, an all-inclusive collection
of the top 20 quotes that would make
any sports fan's wishlist for 1998.
Happy and... er... insightful reading;
just don't hold your breath too long.
"I tried to tell him I wasn't a role
model, but he just wouldn't listen. Thaf s
when I threw him through a plate-glass
I barroom window. Man, I guess I really
do have some issues." Rockets forward
CHARLES BARKLEY
"Since the NFL let me off so easily
for spitting in the face of San Francisco's
J.J. Stokes, I'm going to pay him
the same $7,500 the league fined me
right out of my own pocket.
"I wcn't even miss that new suit I
was going to wear to the Super Bowl
party." Denver linebacker BILL RO
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"Obviously that peace I supposedly
made with Allah was a load of crap.
My promoter told me to do it.
"Tin still a mean, violently vindictive
person with no respect for anyone
who should probably be in jail right
now." Boxer MIKE TYSON
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ruining their career." Cowboys Own
JERRY JONES
"I just want the baseball fans of tl
state to know that it doesn't matter
me whether or not they want to keep
winning team around. I'm just tiyi
to make money like any other selfi;
owner would." Marlins Owner WAYh
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"I could really care less. If Cam
gave you all those sure-shot earner?
and you had Brooke Shields waiting
home for you, would you give a ra
rear end about your tennis ranking
Tennis Star ANDRE AGASSI
"Of course we can just justify spen
ing billions of dollars on the NFL, i
dating already exorbitant player salari
and ad revenues. And you know wha
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Texas Ranger." CBS EXECUTIVI
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ty accurate description of the league
which I play. Lots of hot air and pie
ty of hype." Bulls Forward SCOTT]
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"I'm going to eat whatever Tig
Woods puts on my plate this April, ai
I'll like it, too." Professional Golf
FUZZY ZOELLER
"I wouldn't do that. Hasn't he et
en enough of that in the press?" Golf
TIGER WOODS
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h? ego the size of Golden State." Ex-War
ad rior forward LATRELL SPREWELL
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th "We listed Wilt Chamberlain's basad
ketball accomplishments here on this
en original piece of Allen Fieldhouse floor.
In We can't say what we listed on the rest
ad of that floor, but I can say we used the
er smallest letters we had and we still ran
out of room.'' Kansas Chancellor
ROBERT HEMENWAY
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) a some coke and a smile." Cowboy WR
ag MICHEALIRVIN
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IE "Three things. Nebraska would've
whooped our butts, Peyton should've
won the Heisman, and the Rose Bowl
an ended one play too early." Michigan DB
is, CHARLES WOODSON
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t's "After admitting that I pretty much
f?" stunk up the field this season, Fm going
to insert my foot into my mouth until
after our training camp is over. Let's
id- see, was that step nine or ten?" Pann
thers QB KERRY COLLINS
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it? "Actually, it was very much about
jr, the money." Timberwolves Forward
IS KEVIN GARNETT
it- "Why don't we talk about feelings
in dining this timeout. Let's share with
n- one another. Now I'm sure you're dis
[E appointed about throwing the ball away,
Ronnie, but I know you didn't mean
to do it. Just go out there and try your
er best, and IH be proud of you. Now can
id I have a hug?" Indiana Coach BOBBY
er KNIGHT
"Enough, OK? I did it" Former Bills
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JOHNSTON continued from page
When I came down here as a fr
peake, Va., I thought I wanted to g
ism. How quickly that changed. Bi
The reason I enjoy it so much is
gives me.
Every weekend, Fm at a USC sp(
it's travelling to Knoxville or Gainesv
or hanging out in the press room o:
Arena, I'm there.
I started thinking of the placei
Gamecock, and I was amazed. I
Gainesville, Knoxville, Lexington, Ky.,
Greenville, N.C., Columbus, Ga. and
of the best athletic competition aroi
My favorite trips were to Pittsbi
NCAA Men's Basketball Tournamer
for the Women's College World Seri
I've interviewed coaches such as
ry Bowden, Rick Pitino and the leg
I've become friends with some of tl
campus, and I talk to the coaches w
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COLLEGE PRESS EXCHANGE
SAN DIEGO ? Right now, it looks as
though El Nino won't wash out the Super
Bowl.
But the well-hyped weather phenomenon
could put a damper on the circus
surrounding the game.
"The folks here are very aware of
El Nino," said NFL spokesman Chris
Widmaier. "The classic story is that it's
never rained on a Super Bowl, and we're
very hopeful that streak will continue."
The streak looks safe, for now. Longrange
forecasts say that after a bout of
rain on Monday or Tuesday, the skies
are expected to clear, and Sunday's
game should be drv. with temDeratures
in the 60s.
But, says David Newman, who runs
events for NFL Properties, "The Super
Bowl is more than the game. There are
many different events surrounding it
that run through the whole week."
And that's where El Nino, a warmwater
mass in the Pacific Ocean that
plays havoc with global weather patterns
every 15 years or so, could make
its presence felt.
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o into sports journal- dow in the newsroor
it I still love writing. This semester, I
the opportunities it had. We're looking f
athletes at USC. We
)rting event. Whether to write for us. This s
ille for a football game basketball, basebal]
f the Frank McGuire softball.
So if you're intei
s I've been with The paper and having f
've been to Athens, Sports is for you. 11
, Clemson, Charleston, leave a message or
Memphis to see some and let us know you
md. I can't promise 3
argh for last season's away, but if you stic
it and Oklahoma City you your time to shi
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i Steve Spurrier, Ter- So come on up to
endarv Dean Smith. ?et those finders on r
tie biggest names on dog. You better do i
ith ease now. the human mind wo
sd for El Nino i
In fact, it already has. At the NFL m
Experience, the fan festival adjacent to le
Qualcomm Stadium, a run of miserable
rainy days forced the league to take is
drastic action. H
"It looked like Woodstock out here," pi
Newman said. "We set this up on a dirt al
lot, but pretty soon it was a mud lot." s<
"Every place there wasn't a tent, we fo
paved," Newman said.
The paving mission began last Tues- is
day, and finished up just in time for the te
opening of the festival on Friday. The tl
show, which costs a $14 ticket, could go ei
on. Under gloomy skies, of course. til
By Sunday, the weather became
perfectly Southern Californian, with th
sunshine, ate-arriving clouds and tem- ar
peratures in the 80s. But showers were ce
expected to roll back in, posing a 5C
problem for perhaps the biggest ty
sideshow of the Super Bowl carnival: V<
Tuesday's media day. at
The photo/interview extravaganza, ca
where players are expected to an?wer pi
dumb questions about what sort of tree
they'd be, is scheduled to be held on the h?
field.
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iove it all indoors to the stadium's clubvel
lounges at the drop of a drop.
Steeg is fussing over the turf, which
brand-new sod laid Dec. 26 after the
oliday Bowl. "We've had a little bit of
roblems trying to get it to take hold
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r the game.
Even if it does rain all week, Steeg
prepared. Qualcomm's drainage sysm
has been tested and re-tested, and
le NFL purchased a tarpaulin to cov
not just the playing field, but the enre
sidelines to the first row of seats.
The league bought new tarps for all
ie practice fields used by the Broncos
id Packers, and both teams have acss
to gigantic indoor facilities - a
),000-foot gym floor at the Universiof
California at San Diego, and a U.S. .
jlleyball Association training facility
U.S. International University. "You
n kick off in there," Steeg said.'" Thatace
is just incredible."
With all the preparation, the NFL
is made its stand: El no, we won't go.
"It's soggy," Steeg said. "But they
ly this is the rainy season. It might
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